Until 1993 there were some pennants for the admiral and vice-admiral of
the herring fleet (responsible for the good conduct of the fishermen
whilst at sea and for the regulation of the herring fishery), who were
known since 1976 as Admiral and Vice-Admiral of the Fishing Fleet. The
first pennants (until 1984) were red with a white canton charged with two
fishes in blue for the admiral and one single fish for the vice-admiral.
The proportions of those pennants are unknown, possibly 1:2. The one for
the vice-admiral was swallow-tailed. In 1984 those pennants were lost
and were replaced by new ones which were triangular: blue, charged with
a silver fish, a scallop in white, and two little three-leg emblems
for the admiral (one for the vice-admiral). In 1993, the act which gave
power to the lieutenant-governor to appoint the Admiral and Vice Admiral
of the Fishing Fleet was repealed and the pennants went out of use.

This flag was given, together with the title for three years to Sir Peter
Scott of wildlife fame in 1962 and must be a very rare flag. The overall size is
580mm X 1.24m, so not actually 1:2. The other interesting thing that you discuss
with these flags is the direction of the legs.

Some of the confusion as
to which way the legs go, has to lie in the design. You say that the flags must
be sewn back to back to make it look right from both sides but I suspect the
common reason for the reversal will be the same as on this flag. If the flag is
laid down with the hoisting end to the left, the legs are anticlockwise. The
legs however are actually simply sewn back to back and when viewed from
the other side are actually therefore clockwise. I guess in line with the legend
being that 'whichever way I land I land upright', you can add 'always backwards
and forwards too'.

The fish are stitched on in double sided panels to
the main flag and are of the same orientation from both sides.